Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Americans Are Now More Able to Help At-Risk Populations After Disasters Timothy Manning 11
2 Americans Remain Unprepared for a Major Hurricane PR Newswire 21
3 New Orleans Is Being Made Safe from Hurricanes Susan Spaht 29
4 New Orleans Is Not Safe from Hurricanes Chris Francescani Jim Avila Beth Tribolet 36
5 New Orleans Cannot Be Made Safe from Hurricanes Sheila Grissett Mark Schleifstein 45
6 The Mississippi Coast Is Recovering from Katrina but Lacks Media Attention Stan Tiner 52
7 The Mississippi Coast Has Not Recovered from Katrina Reilly Morse 56
8 New Orleans Must Be Rebuilt Sustainably Mark Davis 65
9 Mental Health Services Have Improved in New Orleans Since Katrina Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals 74
10 Post-Katrina Mental Health Services Are Still in Crisis Stephanie Smith 81
11 Post-Katrina School Reform Has Been Successful in New Orleans Rick Jervis 86
12 Post-Katrina School Reform Has Not Been Successful in New Orleans Craig Chamberlain 90
13 Post-Katrina School Reform in New Orleans Shows Mixed Results Sarah Carr 95
14 The Bush Administration Did Not Respond Appropriately to Katrina Becky Bohrer 101
15 The Bush Administration Provided Significant Support to the Gulf Coast
Office of the White House Press Secretary 106
16 Global Warming Will Produce More Katrina-Like Storms Joseph Romm 115
17 Global Warming May Not Produce More Katrina-Like Storms Eric Berger 123
Organizations to Contact 128
Bibliography 132
Index 137
